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Marcus Stroman Says He Prefers Extension, Would Also Be ‘Happy Going to Play Somewhere Else’
With full understanding that recency and confirmation biases are at play here, this lost Reds series feels like an inflection…
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Crappy Division Only Thing Keeping Cubs’ Hope Alive Right Now
Whatever helps keep your hope alive, just know, it doesn’t matter. – Jake Arrieta Both the headline and the epigraph…
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Quantifying Hope: Cubs Hold 18% Playoff Odds, Better Than Just 4 NL Teams
I don’t think anyone was really missing this series, but I saw a veiled allusion to it in a recent…
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Seiya Suzuki Improving in Nearly Every Aspect, Especially Defense
There isn’t another Cubs player who draws nearly as much undeserved criticism as Seiya Suzuki, and I don’t think the…
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The Rundown Lite: Morel’s Mercurial Performance, Bellinger’s Knee, Taillon’s BABIP, Fulmer’s Future, Contreras Catching Again
It’d be much easier to operate this site and the dormant Rant Live podcast if the responsibilities of life didn’t…
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Cubs Select Nick Burdi, Option Hayden Wesneski as Precursor to Kyle Hendricks Returning
The Cubs made a series of moves Monday, one of which has been anticipated for quite some time. Another was…
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Miguel Amaya’s Preparedness Stands in Contrast to What Willson Contreras Provided for Young Pitchers
The Cubs are sitting at .500 heading into their series against the last-place Cardinals, who come to town having finally…
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Matt Mervis Gets Help from Eric Hosmer to Pass Difficult First Test Over Weekend
The Matt Mervis hype train pulled into the station at 1060 West Addison last Friday morning with as much steam…
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Cubs Officially Announce Matt Mervis Promotion, Option Edwin Ríos to AAA
After reports on Thursday that Matt Mervis was being called up, the Cubs officially announced Friday morning that they have…
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More Moves Than Just Matt Mervis as Adrian Sampson Recalled, Placed on IL
The big news of the day was that slugging first baseman Matt Mervis is being promoted and will presumably make…
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